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Leiden University Libraries contribute 65 millionth record
to WorldCat
Added on March 18, the record was for the book Experimenteren in de 
woningbouw, a sociology text written in Dutch and published in The Netherlands in 1977. The cataloging information also was in Dutch. The 64 millionth record was added February 17 by Cornell University Library.
Online news: For many home broadband users, the Internet is a primary news source
A new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds that some 50 million Americans turn to the Internet for news on a typical day, a new highwater mark for online news-gathering that coincides with rapid growth of broadband adoption in American homes. Over the last four years, overall Internet penetration rose from 58 percent of all adult Americans to 70 percent, and home broadband penetration grew from 20 million people (or 10 percent of adult Americans) to 74 million people (37 percent of adult Americans). Study findings:
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Americans with high-speed Internet connections at home are more likely than dial-up Internet users to get news online on a typical day.
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Online news takes center stage as a news source for 40 percent of broadband users—those who are most heavily engaged with the Internet.
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Approximately 25 percent of the growth of daily online news consumption since 2002 is attributable to the increase in home broadband adoption.
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Age is the key factor in explaining how daily news consumption patterns differ for home high-speed users.
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Traditional media organizations dominate online news sources.
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Foreign and nontraditional news sites play more of a niche role.
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Online news consumers are willing to register for news, but are not willing to pay.
Judith Hopkins is recipient of
2006 Margaret Mann Citation
A retired research and analysis officer for central technical services at SUNY–Buffalo, Hopkins is being recognized for outstanding professional achievement in cataloging and classification, including her role as list owner of AUTOCAT—the library cataloging and authorities discussion group—and her early involvement as OCLC’s first Bibliographic Editor, where she explained to computer programmers what displays and indexing were needed to move bibliographic information into the computer age.
The Mann Citation is an award of the Cataloging and Classification Section of the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services and includes a $2,000 scholarship donated by OCLC in the recipient’s honor to the library school of the winner’s choice.
OCLC welcomes these new member libraries
Lund University School of Economics and Management
Location: Lund, Sweden
OCLC Symbol: SELEM
OCLC Network: OCLC PICA
Kankakee Valley High School
Location:Wheatfield, Indiana, USA
OCLC Symbol: INKVH
OCLC Network: INCOLSA
Cumberland Elementary School
Location: Des Plaines, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: INCUM
OCLC Network: ILLINET
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